Editing Corsair Carbide 400R (section)

==Introduction==
[[image:Corsair_Carbide_400R.png|600x600px|right]]
This is an example of a self-build “white box”, using:

* [http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B006665HCS/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=B006665HCS&linkCode=as2&tag=athbegsusetho-21 Asus P9X79 PRO Motherboard]
* [http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0055Q7BR4/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=B0055Q7BR4&linkCode=as2&tag=athbegsusetho-21 Corsair Carbide Series 400R Mid-Tower Gaming Case]
* [http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B006WVVA28/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=B006WVVA28&linkCode=as2&tag=athbegsusetho-21 Intel Core i7 3820 Quad Core CPU] Processor
* [http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B006JO2KXQ/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=B006JO2KXQ&linkCode=as2&tag=athbegsusetho-21 Komputerbay 32GB (4x 8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800 1600MHz DIMMs] and [http://www.crucial.com/uk/store/mpartspecs.aspx?mtbpoid=4842A351A5CA7304 Crucial 32GB Kit (8GBx4), Ballistix 240-pin DIMM, DDR3 PC3-12800] totalling 64GB RAM

and other components.  The build was done in September 2012 but all main components are still available in the market (at the time of writing 30/04/2016), apart from Crucial RAM Kit.  That said, alternatives are available.



For full story, please see the three part series:

* [http://atherbeg.com/2012/09/30/building-or-upgrading-a-virtual-home-lab-machine-part-i/ Building (or Upgrading) a Virtual Home Lab Machine – Part I]
* [http://atherbeg.com/2012/10/31/building-or-upgrading-a-virtual-home-lab-machine-part-ii/ Building (or Upgrading) a Virtual Home Lab Machine – Part II] &
* [http://atherbeg.com/2013/01/28/building-or-upgrading-a-virtual-home-lab-machine-part-iii/ Building (or Upgrading) a Virtual Home Lab Machine – Part III]